Women's basketball moves to 3-1 after splitting weekend
By Tanya Quaglia
Lance Writer
November 12, 2008
The Lancers women’s basketball team split their two games this past weekend in front of devoted Windsor fans.
On Friday, the Lancers remained unbeaten as they defeated the Carleton Ravens. Saturday night, the Ottawa Gee-Gees handed the Lancers their first loss of the season.
The Lancers defeated the Carleton Ravens in OUA regular season action by a score of 61-55 in a hard fought battle at the St. Denis Centre this past Friday. The Lancers got off to a slow start, before earning themselves a come-from-behind victory, keeping their perfect record intact.
The Ravens came out strong in the first half of the game.
They quickly built a first half lead. With some solid perimeter shooting, the 1-0 Ravens dominated the then 2-0 Lancers. The Ravens had a slim two-point lead at the half, leading the Lancers by a score of 30-28.
The second half of the game was a different story, as the Lancers fought their way back into the game. Windsor outscored the Ravens 33-25 to earn themselves their third straight victory.
Forwards Iva Peklova and Alisa Wulff played critical roles in getting Windsor back into the game. Peklova and Wulff helped Windsor gain a five-point lead over the visiting Ravens.
The Ravens did not let their guard down. However, despite the Ravens’ best efforts, they could not hold the Lancers back. Windsor’s successful clutch shooting towards the end of the game, proved to be too much for the Ravens to handle.
Leading the Lancers was Iva Peklova, who recorded 13 points and 18 rebounds in the win. Laura Mullins also contributed with 14 points and six steals.
The win over the Ravens gave the third ranked Windsor Lancers a perfect 3-0 record heading into Saturday night’s game versus the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
In the midst of a cold November night, the Lancers were handed their first loss of the season, 62-60.
The Lancers fought hard throughout the game and held a small lead over the Gee-Gees heading into the games second half. The Gee-Gees regained the lead in the third quarter and held onto the slim lead for the remainder of the game. In the second half, the Lancers were out shot 34-30, giving Ottawa the 62-60 win.
WESPY award winner Dranadia Roc led the Lancers with 14 points. Peklova had another spectacular game recording seven points and having 11 rebounds. Second year guard/forward, Laura Mullins had 13 points with four rebounds.
Regardless of the loss, the Windsor Lancers Women’s Basketball team is tied for first place with the Waterloo Warriors in OUA West standings at 3-1.
This weekend Windsor will play host to the 3-1 Toronto Varsity Blues on Friday night and the 2-2 Ryerson Rams on Saturday.
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